Rob Janssen

Mr. Janssen is a Senior Vice President of Kelson Energy and currently serves as the General Manager of New Athens Generating Co., LLC and as the Chief Commercial Officer for Dogwood Energy. Mr. Janssen is responsible for the commercial, regulatory and legislative activity of Dogwood Energy. Mr. Janssen has led the effort to monetize Kelson’s remaining ownership interest in the Dogwood Energy Facility, a 650 MW combined cycle generating facility through the sale of fractional interests to five municipal utilities and power agencies in Missouri and Kansas. Previously, Mr. Janssen was the General Manager of Redbud Energy, a 1,230 MW facility in Oklahoma and managed the sale of the facility to Oklahoma Gas and Electric. Mr. Janssen also has extensive experience in leading and managing state and federal regulatory processes and in electric market design and implementation. He played a key role in the roll-out of the Southwest Power Pool’s energy market and leading the integration of both the Redbud and Dogwood facilities into those markets. Prior to joining Kelson in 2005, Mr. Janssen held a senior position with Boston Pacific Company, Inc. Mr. Janssen received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Janssen also has pursued post graduate work in Business Administration.

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